ALL meanings of closet
clos·et
C c - countable noun closet A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things. 3
- countable noun closet A closet is a very small room for storing things, especially one without windows. 3
- adjective closet Closet is used to describe a person who has beliefs, habits, or feelings which they keep secret, often because they are embarrassed about them. Closet is also used of their beliefs, habits, or feelings. 3
- noun closet a small cupboard or recess 3
- noun closet a small private room 3
- noun closet private or secret 3
- noun closet suited or appropriate for use in private 3
- noun closet based on or devoted to theory; speculative 3
- verb closet to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation 3
- noun closet a small room or cupboard for clothes, household supplies, linens, etc. 3
- noun closet a small, private room for reading, meditation, etc. 3
- noun closet a monarch's private chamber as for prayer or conference 3
- noun closet water closet 3
- noun closet a state of secrecy, esp. concerning personal homosexual orientation or activity 3
- adjective closet private, secret, or clandestine 3
- adjective closet marked by theorizing; speculative 3
- verb transitive closet to shut up in a private room for confidential discussion 3
- noun closet A closet is a very small room for storing things, especially one without windows. 3
- noun closet a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc. 1
- noun closet A cupboard or wardrobe, especially one tall enough to walk into. 1
- noun closet a small private room, especially one used for prayer, meditation, etc. 1
- noun closet a state or condition of secrecy or carefully guarded privacy: Some conservatives remain in the closet except on election day. Gay liberation has encouraged many gay people to come out of the closet. 1
- noun closet water closet. 1
- adjective closet private; secluded. 1
- adjective closet suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet reflections; closet prayer. 1
- adjective closet engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; unpractical: a closet thinker with no practical experience. 1
- adjective closet being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet anarchist. 1
- verb with object closet to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc. (usually used in the passive voice): The secretary of state was closeted with the senator for three hours in a tense session. 1
- noun closet storage space 1
- noun closet secret 1
- transitive verb closet close in, isolate 1
- noun closet (chiefly US) A piece of furniture or a cabinet in which clothes or household supplies may be stored. 0
- noun closet A small private chamber. 0
- noun closet A toilet; a water closet. 0
- noun closet (figuratively) The imagined closet in idioms such as in the closet or skeleton in the closet, a place to keep things hidden. 0
- verb closet (Transitive Verb) To shut away for private discussion. 0
- verb closet (Transitive Verb) To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation. 0
- verb closet (Transitive Verb) To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement. 0
- adjective closet Secret. 0